This is a lesson about being different and thinking differently. It focuses on the work of Temple Grandin, an animal behavior scientist who has autism, a brain condition of unknown cause that people are born with, and that makes them behave differently than other people.

The Water Cycle at Work

This animated illustration of the water cycle can serve as an introduction for students in the elementary grades or as a review for older students. Students should have some familiarity with the concept that water changes in state from solid to liquid to gas.